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Climate talks adopt gender balance goal
By Megan Rowling, Thomson Reuters. Originally posted by Alertnet.
PHOTO: A woman and crosses a bridge with her child next to a tannery factory by the river Buriganga at Hazaribagh in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 12, 2012. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj
Doha, Qatar (December 9, 2012)- U.N. climate talks have approved a “gender balance” goal that would increase women’s participation in the negotiations, with experts hoping this will make climate change policy more responsive to women’s …
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Network of Women Ministers and Leaders of the Environment in Doha
Doha, Qatar (December 5, 2012) – The Network of Women Ministers and Leaders of the Environment (NWMLE) held a meeting on the occasion of the UNFCCC COP/CMP8 to bring together a diverse group of government, UN and civil society leaders in the environment sector. The NWMLE has been active since 2002, with an overall objective to promote gender responsive sustainable environmental management at regional and global levels and enhance representation and involvement of women in …
Youth Activists Share their Passion for Gender Reproductive Justice and Climate Change at COP18
by Mimi Melles of the Time is Now Campaign and member of COP18 Youth Gender Working Group. Originally posted on Amplify.
Doha, Qatar (December 3, 2012)– During these past few days of COP18, I’ve been working closely with members of the gender working group represented in the official youth constituency, YOUNGO. Together, we have been meeting with negotiators, raising questions regarding gender and youth and posting blogs to raise the visibility of women’s empowerment, gender, …
Towards a Diverse and Inclusive Process: WEDO’s Brownbag Lunch at COP18
by WEDO COP18 Team
Doha, Qatar (December 3, 2012)- As part of WEDO’s effort to advance the dialogue on diversity at the UNFCCC, the team at COP18 gathered together a group of advocates and delegates for an informal brownbag lunch on Diversity and Inclusivity in Decision-Making: Changing the Face of Representation at the UNFCCC. An international group of COP participants discussed the value of diversity at the UNFCCC: its ability to facilitate decision-making and …
Youth Action on Gender Equality and Approval of the Draft Decision on Gender at COP18
by Mimi Melles of the Time is Now Campaign and member of COP18 Youth Gender Working Group. Originally posted on Amplify.
Doha, Qatar (December 1, 2012)– Yesterday, we, the youth gender working group organized an action to push for the passage of a draft decision that would make monumental steps forward in ensuring gender-sensitive climate change policies and increased participation of women in United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations.
In our …
